PUERTA PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN REJOICE

We had two nights of outdoor revival meetings planned in Puerta Plata. This is the first city that God sent me to in the Dominican Republic back in 2006. Pastor Apolinaria set up these meetings in an open field near the main road in her community. It rained briefly both days but by the evening, the weather was fine. Posters have been hung, a large platform was set up, there were microphones for eight people and the musical instruments were all ready to go. There were chairs set up in front of the platform and on the left and the right sides. Many people gathered on the streets that were on both sides of the field. Others gathered on the porches outside of the homes and in front on the local businesses. As usual, the sound of the singing, the prayers and the preaching projects far beyond the immediate area of the meeting. I preached the first night and Pastor Omar preached the second night.
I preached out of Isaiah 35 about the promise that God would heal the lame, the blind, the deaf and the mute. I finished my message preaching on the most important decision that any person can make in their life, to accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior.
In Jesus day, the people had to make decisions. They chose Barabbas over Jesus. They chose to cry out crucify him. One thief chose to accept him and one thief chose to reject him. But Jesus also had to make a decision. He decided to die for the sins of all mankind rather than have his young life spared.
The first night 13 people made the right decision to accept Jesus Christ into their life as their savior.
Pastor Omar preached on the unconditional love of God. He finished his message by talking about the seven sprinklings of the Old Testament priests in the Tabernacle. Then he talked about the blood leaving Jesus’ body in seven different places. Many more people repented of their sins at the altar on the second night. The angels of God in Heaven were certainly rejoicing as these people gave their lives to Christ. All of us feel the presence of the Holy Spirit so strong during these meetings that we continue to feel a very, very strong presence of the Lord well into the night. Thank you for all of your prayers and please continue to pray for us as we continue to reap the Lord’s harvest. God bless you from the Dominican Republic.